Israel is new Nazism in 21st century, Iran's Ghalibaf says

The speaker of the Iranian parliament says Israel represents Nazism in the 21st century, describing Iran's response to the recent Israeli aggression as taking place within the framework of the right to self-defense.

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29 July 2025

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made the remarks in Geneva, Switzerland, addressing the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in close collaboration with the United Nation.

He said a catastrophe is unfolding in Gaza, which is unparalleled and could only be compared to the darkest pages of human history.

“We are witnessing the emergence of the Nazis of the 21st century. A regime, which through cold-bloodedness and a [grim] scenario, is waging a campaign of aggression that seems to have sprung from the nightmares of the most horrific crimes in history,” the senior Iranian legislator noted, according to Press TV report.

Ghalibaf said that Zionists, as the Nazis of the 21st century, must be stopped before humanity is drowned forever in the whirlpool of oppression.

He also underlined the need to address the root causes, repercussions, and factors affecting the ongoing Gaza war, and to take proper action to resolve the issue.

“Gaza today is not simply an expanse of land, but rather an abattoir and a crime scene. It is a slaughterhouse built out of a terrible and wicked mentality that swallows humanity within itself. What is happening in Gaza is not war; it is a systematic massacre,” Ghalibaf stated.

“The attacks were not only a threat to Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also a worrying warning for the destabilization of collective security in the region and across the globe."

“The inaction of international institutions in response to these actions raised serious questions about the credibility and effectiveness of international peacekeeping structures, including the UN Security Council,” he stated.

Ghalibaf said Iran’s retaliatory response to Israeli assaults was within the framework of its right to self-defense, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic neither relied on international institutions nor on hollow promises of great powers during the June 13-25 war. /mehr